File box



Dec. 10, 1935.

D. H. STOREY FILE BOX Filed Jan. 1'4, 1955 .Hw w II--- T iii Patented Dec. 10, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FILE BOX Daniel Storey, Wausau, Wis.

Application January 14, 1935, Serial No. 1,709

1 Claim.

This invention appertains broadly to containers, or receptacles, and more specifically to a box which is particularly useful for receiving and holding filed data on shelves, etc., but which is susceptible for other uses and purposes.

One of the salient objects of my invention is to provide a box including an outer casing and an inner sliding insert or drawer for the data to be filed, or other matter to be stored away, with a novel arrangement of tabs on the casing and insert, whereby the entire box can be conveniently handled, and the insert with the data conveniently slid from out of the casing.

Another important object of my invention is the provision of a box embodying an outer casing preferably formed from a single strip of folded cardboard, and an inner sliding drawer, or insert, formed from a single strip of folded cardboard, with tabs on the casing and insert arranged at right angles to one another, whereby the tabs can be conveniently grasped to facilitate the handling of the box and the insert.

A further object of my invention is the provision of novel means for forming the tab for the insert from the front wall thereof, the tab being struck out therefrom and reinforced by a label strip carrying the box number, et cetera, and covering the aperture left by the struck-out tab.

A further object of my invention is the provision of novel means for forming the tab for the casing directly on the bottom wall thereof, whereby the tab will be disposed below the tab carried by the insert, and at right angles thereto.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a novel box of the above character, which will be durable and efficient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in winch drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved box, with parts thereof broken away and in section to illustrate structural details.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of my improved box, with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 3 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken along the line 33 of Figure 1, illustrating the formation of the tab on the insert.

Figure 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken on the line l4 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, illustrating the formation of the tab on the casing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corre- 5 sponding parts throughout the several views, the letter F generally indicates my improved box, which comprises an outer casing, or envelop, 5, and an inner sliding drawer, or insert l5. The casing and its insert are adapted to be formed from cardboard, or other desired material. The casing 5 is preferably formed from a single strip of material folded into the desired shape, and, as shown, the same embodies like parallel side walls 6 and l, and top and bottom walls 8 and 9.

One edge of the top wall 8 can carry a depending flange Ill, which can be glued or otherwise secured to the inner face of the side wall 1. In accordance with my invention, I form on the front edge of the bottom wall 9 an outwardly projecting tab ll. Thus, this tab forms a continuation of the bottom wall 9 and projects beyond the side walls 6 and l in a horizontal plane. Not only does this tab H form a convenient means for pulling the box from a shelf, and otherwise facilitating the entire handling of the box, but the same also forms an initial guide for facilitating the placing of the insert within the casing.

From the description so far, it can be seen that I have provided an exceptionally simple casing having its front and rear ends open. The insert, or drawer, I5 is also formed from a single strip of material, and includes side walls l6 and H and connecting front and rear walls I8 and [9. The side walls Hi can be formed by extensions on the connecting front and rear walls l8 and I9.

To facilitate the withdrawing of the drawer, or insert, Hi from its casing, or envelop, a tab 20 is struck out from the front Wall I8, and is extended parallel to the side wall ll. Thus, the tab 20 extends in a plane parallel with the side wall I 1, and will project beyond the outer face of the casing 5 when the insert, or drawer, is placed therein.

In order to hide the opening 2| left in the front wall by the struck-out tab 20, I place a label strip 22 partially over the front wall, and directly over thesaid opening 2|. This label strip preferably engages the inner face of the tab 20,

and thus forms a reinforcement for the tab. The

label strip can also carry any desired indicia.

The tabs II and 20 are arranged at right angles to one another, which facilitates the grasping thereof and allows the convenient handling of the box.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided an exceptionally simple and durable storage box, in which the handling thereof is facilitated.

The'box is capable of a multitude of uses, including that of filing, and the box can be conveniently used for the storing of cuts, papers, samples, negatives, etc.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but what I claim as new is:-

In a container, 'a sliding insert including front and side walls, a pull tab struck out from the front wall and projecting forwardly from said wall flush with one side wall, and a label strip secured to the front wall over the opening and engaging the inner face of the tab.

DANIEL H. STOREY. 

